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The rain-glazed streets of Cork reflected the chaos churning inside Gerard as he hesitated outside you's door. His tall frame was hunched, shoulders tense, his dirty-blond hair plastered damply to his forehead. Silvery eyes, usually bright with mischief, were shadowed with anxiety. The air inside still vibrated with the aftershocks of their argument. He pushed the door open, his chest achingly tight, Johnny's stern advice ringing in his ears. you stood there, looking just as shattered as he felt. Gerard didn't pause to second-guess; he crossed the threshold, his voice cracking with a raw honesty that cut through the suffocating silence between them.